Unexplainable

Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know … and then keeps on going. Host N

Episodes

Total: 201

Scavengers Reign, the Emmy-winning Netflix show, has done something most sci-fi shows or movies stru

The magma chambers at the heart of volcanoes are very deep and very hot. So naturally, some research

Rumors of Neanderthal brutishness have been greatly exaggerated. Guest: Paige Madison, science writ

What happens when you get a life-changing device implanted into your body... and then the company th

Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if hospitals had more blood. So scientists are r

Blood farm

2025/4/23

Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year if hospitals had more blood. So scientists are r

We know life on Earth wouldn't be possible without the moon. Now scientists are finding the moon mig

Listeners told us that eating baby carrots or telling lies can bring on the hiccups. Burping or kiss

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Deep inside the mud at the bottom of the ocean, scientists have found life that is so unusual they’v

Scientists have been searching for aliens for decades. But if we ever do get a signal someday, how w

What can we actually do as our world gets populated with more and more robots? How can we take contr

A simple parable about a drowning child sparks a moral revolution. Is building AI the way to do the

When a robot does bad things, who is responsible? A group of technologists sounds the alarm about th

Before AI became a mainstream obsession, one thinker sounded the alarm about its catastrophic potent

Before AI became a mainstream obsession, one thinker sounded the alarm about its catastrophic potent

This week on Unexplainable or Not, the newest member of our team, Julia Longoria, tries to figure ou

And why he thinks you should too.Guest: Dylan Matthews, senior correspondent at Vox’s Future Perfect

Dylan got malaria on purpose. And he thinks you should, too.Guest: Dylan Matthews, senior correspond

A neuroscientist argues that the focus on dreams has held back the scientific understanding of sleep